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19th December 2019
Trust is in relatively short supply these days. As we arrive at the fourth and final Sunday of Advent, we look at the extraordinary bonds of trust we see in the Nativity story. Joseph trusted Mary, Mary trusted God – both turned away from the judgements of society.
19th December 2019
For the Third Sunday of Advent Peter and John The Baptist come into focus for Canon Christopher Thomas in his Advent reflection. Peter’s confidence and John’s doubts stem from the extent to which they ‘know’ Jesus.
Jesus is the one we come to worship – week in, week out. We have great tools for this – the generations of Catholics who have gone before us, the lives of the saints, our history as the Catholics of England. Above all we have the Holy Scriptures and prayer.
17th December 2019
Here’s the second in our series of six seasonal reflections for Advent and Christmas. For the Second Sunday of Advent, Canon Christopher Thomas points out that, as Christians, we are all exiles – alienated from our true home in God’s heavenly kingdom.
17th December 2019
For Advent 2019, as the Church enters a new year, we’re bringing you four seasonal reflections from Canon Christopher Thomas, General Secretary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales.
Today, for the First Sunday of Advent, we climb a mountain to seek God in our own high places.
